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"^(C1)Behold, My ^(C2)Servant, whom I ^(F1)uphold; My ^(C3)chosen one in whom My ^(C4)soul delights. I have put My ^(C5)Spirit upon Him; He will bring forth ^(C6)justice to the ^(F2)nations.

-"He will not cry out nor raise His voice, Nor make His voice heard in the street.

-"A bent reed He will not break off And a dimly burning wick He will not extinguish; He will faithfully bring forth ^(C1)justice.

-"He will not be ^(C1)disheartened or crushed Until He has established justice on the earth; And the ^(C2)coastlands will wait expectantly for His ^(F1)law."

This is what God the LORD says, Who ^(C1)created the heavens and ^(C2)stretched them out, Who spread out the ^(C3)earth and its ^(F1)offspring, Who ^(C4)gives breath to the people on it And spirit to those who walk in it:

"I am the LORD, I have ^(C1)called You in righteousness, I will also ^(C2)hold You by the hand and ^(C3)watch over You, And I will appoint You as a ^(C4)covenant to the people, As a ^(C5)light to the nations,

To ^(C1)open blind eyes, To ^(C2)bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison.

-"^(C1)I am the LORD, that is ^(C2)My name; I will not give My ^(C3)glory to another, Nor My praise to idols.

-"Behold, the ^(C1)former things have come to pass, Now I declare ^(C2)new things; Before they sprout I proclaim them to you."

Sing to the LORD a ^(C1)new song, Sing His praise from the ^(C2)end of the earth! ^(C3)You who go down to the sea, and ^(C4)all that is in it; You ^(C5)islands, and those who live on them.

Let the ^(C1)wilderness and its cities raise their voices, The settlements which ^(C2)Kedar inhabits. Let the inhabitants of ^(C3)Sela sing aloud, Let them shout for joy from the tops of the ^(C4)mountains.

Let them ^(C1)give glory to the LORD And declare His praise in the ^(C2)coastlands.

^(C1)The LORD will go out like a warrior, He will stir His ^(C2)zeal like a man of war. He will shout, indeed, He will raise a war cry. He will ^(C3)prevail against His enemies.

"^(C1)I have kept silent for a long time, I have kept still and restrained Myself. Now like a woman in labor I will groan, I will both gasp and pant.

-"I will ^(C1)lay waste the mountains and hills And wither all their vegetation; I will ^(C2)turn the rivers into coastlands And dry up the ponds.

-"I will ^(C1)lead those who are blind by a way they have not known, In paths they have not known I will guide them. I will ^(C2)turn darkness into light before them And ^(C3)uneven land into plains. These are the things I will do, And I will ^(C4)not leave them undone."

They will be turned back and be ^(C1)utterly put to shame, Who trust in ^(F1)idols, Who say to cast metal images, "You are our gods."